The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2030
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
3:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.28° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.70° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.