The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2037
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:49 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1422
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 | 297.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.27° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.79° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.