The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 1958
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
11:09 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 445
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 | 247.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.18° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.70° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.