The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 1966
Waning Gibbous
89.0% 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
8:35 PM
10:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 544
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 | 218.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.18° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.98° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| 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.