The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2146
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
3:12 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 323.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.54° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.69° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.