The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2030
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:42 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.04° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.33° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.