The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 1945
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 284
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 | 328.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.19° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.07° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.