The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2094
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
3:05 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2127
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.73° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.94° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.