The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2157
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
4:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.34° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.17° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.