The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 2149
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
5:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 7.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.50° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.14° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.