The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
11:52 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1385
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 | 77.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.28° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.20° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.