The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2193
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
1:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 294.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.11° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.18° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.