The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 1939
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
11:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 210
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -3.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.23° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.01° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.