The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2117
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
12:00 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2412
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.51° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.