The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 1931
Waning Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
11:39 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 111
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 | 252.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 4.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.50° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.37° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.