The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
6:06 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1410
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.74° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.68° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.