The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 1967
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
5:42 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 557
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.78° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.14° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.