The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
1:09 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 102.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 7.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.92° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.78° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.