The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 1921
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -12
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 | 16.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.17° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.09° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.