The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 30, 2165
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
3:28 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.44° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.50° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.