The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 1992
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
11:56 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 866
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 | 74.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / 2.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.50° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.26° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.