The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
1:45 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2597
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 | 112.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 3.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.01° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.47° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.