The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2052
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:10 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1607
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 | 322.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.84° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.72° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.