The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1952
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
5:40 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 371
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 | 8.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.02° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.32° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.