The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
3:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2498
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 | 132.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.87° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.