The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1958
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 445
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.09° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.22° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.