The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
7:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 371
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 | 174.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.20° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.28° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.