The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
5:33 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 152.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 22.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.60° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.64° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.