The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2069
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
9:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1818
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 | 45.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.63° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.68° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.