The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2144
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2746
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 0.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.47° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.34° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.