The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2030
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
9:08 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.52° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.35° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.