The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
6:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 162.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 12.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.06° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.54° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| 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.