The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2001
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:06 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 977
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 | 196.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.89° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.72° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.