The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 1974
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
9:10 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 643
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 | 45.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.59° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.52° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.