The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2039
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
8:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 192.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 337.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.68° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.16° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| 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.