The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 17, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 23.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.56° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.80° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.