The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2192
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
6:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3339
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 | 164.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 26.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.61° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.