The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 30, 2002
Waning Crescent
12.5% 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
4:22 AM
2:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 989
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.60° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.15° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.