The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
4:45 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 148
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 | 143.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 33.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.16° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.43° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.