The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2140
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
12:27 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2696
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.09° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.