The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
6:49 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 164.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.98° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.00° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| 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.