The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2111
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
9:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 207.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 323.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.51° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.08° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.