The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2076
Waxing Crescent
27.8% 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
11:37 AM
10:49 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1905
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 | 63.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.22° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.88° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.