The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2179
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
8:12 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 30.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.43° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.01° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.