The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2196
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
3:21 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3388
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.04° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.31° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.