The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2120
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
2:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 322.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.18° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.23° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.