The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2131
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
3:56 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2584
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 | 338.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.43° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.55° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.