The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2134
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
6:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.14° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.27° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.