The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2138
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
9:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 194.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 337.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.47° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.28° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.