The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2158
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
2:43 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2918
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 | 326.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.25° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.69° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.