The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
5:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.93° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.27° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.