The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
6:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 841
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.65° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.80° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.