The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2053
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1620
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.65° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.40° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.