The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2168
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
10:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 219.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.47° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.48° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.