The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2144
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2745
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.21° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.32° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.