The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 1982
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
9:05 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 742
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 | 197.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 332.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.12° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.91° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.