The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 124.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.68° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.43° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.