The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 1997
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:45 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 928
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.87° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.87° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.