The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2119
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
3:36 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2436
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 | 341.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 191.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.00° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.55° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.