The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2198
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3414
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.62° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.21° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.