The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2033
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
2:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1372
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.01° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.