The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2039
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
7:24 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 28.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.19° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.96° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.