The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2030
Waning Crescent
13.1% 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
4:13 AM
2:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.47° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.51° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.