The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1930
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
3:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 98
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 | 331.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 204.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.74° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.76° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.