The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2110
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.27° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.33° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.