The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 1930
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
8:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 99
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.79° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.12° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.