The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2141
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
7:47 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 | 26.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.58° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.47° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.