The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2051
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 332.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.28° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.