The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 1959
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 458
Events on this date
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.00° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.48° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.