The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2106
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
10:30 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2276
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.63° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.95° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.