The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1934
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
12:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 148
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.95° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.40° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.