The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 171.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.71° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.