The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2198
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
10:14 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 225.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.31° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.55° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.