The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2177
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
3:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 332.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.05° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.50° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.