The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2122
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
7:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2474
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 | 20.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.23° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.28° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| 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.