The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2038
Waning Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
12:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.78° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.22° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.