The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2117
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
2:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2411
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.65° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.