The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1947
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
9:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 56.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.60° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.67° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.