The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2163
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
11:31 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.57° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.71° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.