The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2191
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
6:09 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3327
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 | 15.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.49° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.05° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.