The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 30, 1918
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -50
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 204.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.60° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.75° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.