The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2126
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
9:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 44.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.36° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.61° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.