The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 2.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.32° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.21° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.