The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2106
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
12:25 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.07° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.70° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.