The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2149
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
10:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2807
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 | 219.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.93° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.68° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| 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.