The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:00 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2956
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 | 158.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 15.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.26° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.03° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.