The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
3:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1509
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 | 128.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.14° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.39° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.