The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1930
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
2:07 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 98
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.82° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.39° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.