The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2186
Waxing Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:26 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 74.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -11.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.37° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.28° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.