The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2101
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
2:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2213
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 | 318.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.44° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.43° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.