The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2063
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
3:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1743
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 201.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.41° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.00° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.