The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:35 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 116.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 56.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.34° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.03° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.