The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2005
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
9:49 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1026
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 | 203.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.18° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.16° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| 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.