The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 1946
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
12:14 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 92.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.80° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.07° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| 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.