The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
6:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 166.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.79° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.31° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.