The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
3:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 134.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.28° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.23° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.