The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2130
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
10:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2572
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 | 214.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.26° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.87° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.