The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2178
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
12:32 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.64° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.