The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2159
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 86.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / 1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.15° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.45° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.