The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 1951
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
9:21 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 359
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 | 45.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.45° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.82° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.