The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2105
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2263
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 | 298.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.15° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.15° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.