The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2164
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
9:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 47.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.11° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.01° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.