The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2157
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
9:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 199.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.81° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.08° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| 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.