The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1984
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
12:34 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 767
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.40° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.61° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.