The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2081
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
9:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 199.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 333.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.56° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.21° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.