The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
5:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2634
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.25° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.62° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| 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.