The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 165.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.96° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.26° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.