The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2180
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
6:27 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 11.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.11° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.34° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.