The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 1947
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.40° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.17° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.