The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 167.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.99° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.05° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.