The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 1943
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
12:51 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 259
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.29° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.85° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.