The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1913
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
11:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -112
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 | 231.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 302.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.64° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.