The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1928
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
11:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.62° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.50° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.