The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2031
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
9:23 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1348
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.27° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.74° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| 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.