The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
4:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3289
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.67° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.00° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.