The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 1922
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -1
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 | 349.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.52° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.41° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.