The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1962
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
9:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 495
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 | 46.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.20° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.53° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.