The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2103
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2239
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.54° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.10° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.