The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 1937
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
7:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 185
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.25° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.