The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 30, 1991
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
1:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 853
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 | 301.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.05° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.66° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.