The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 1906
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
8:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -198
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 339.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.25° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.89° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.