The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2175
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
9:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 50.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.83° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.73° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| 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.