The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 1989
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
7:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.45° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.40° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.