The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:58 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1348
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 29.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.91° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.05° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.