The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1956
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
4:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 420
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 | 344.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.58° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.37° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.