The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2172
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
7:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 30.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.72° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.67° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| 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.