The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2032
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1360
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.24° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.41° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.