The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2004
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
11:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 | 77.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.75° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.27° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.