The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1924
Waning Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
11:57 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 24
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 | 250.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.58° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.73° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.