The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2129
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 81.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.70° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.53° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.