The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2085
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
6:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2016
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 161.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.37° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.03° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.