The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2139
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
2:14 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2683
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 | 317.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 218.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.31° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.87° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.