The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2167
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.25° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.08° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.