The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2173
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 307.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 225.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.25° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.84° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.