The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 2138
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
6:50 AM
3:45 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 343.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.00° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.35° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.