The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2026
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
11:55 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / -6.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.00° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.18° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.