The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 2155
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.08° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.