The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
5:54 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 519
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 | 160.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.00° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.22° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.