The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2152
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
10:02 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 55.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.77° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.97° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.