The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
5:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 49
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 | 160.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.72° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.83° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.