The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 30, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
5:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 145.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 29.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.08° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.82° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.