The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
6:28 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 161.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 13.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.94° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.06° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.