The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2020
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
8:23 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1212
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.00° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.56° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.