The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2030
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
12:27 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.71° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.67° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.