The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2016
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:53 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1163
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 | 16.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.58° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.26° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.