The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 655
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 | 169.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 4.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.26° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.96° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| 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.