The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 1992
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 866
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 6.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.10° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.