The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
6:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 167.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.16° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.05° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.