The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2174
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3117
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.28° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.