The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% 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
3:41 PM
5:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 989
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.67° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.75° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.