The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2096
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
9:25 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 198.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.98° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.39° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.