The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2100
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
8:53 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 191.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.98° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.86° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.