The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 1916
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -74
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.28° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.16° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.