The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 1908
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
12:30 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.78° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.68° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.