The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2030
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
7:56 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.83° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.54° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.