The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 1955
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
8:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 408
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 | 36.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.82° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.34° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.