The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
2:54 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 53.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.98° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.22° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.