The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2133
Waxing Crescent
15.6% 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
10:54 AM
9:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2610
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.31° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.79° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.