The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2040
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
3:07 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1459
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 | 331.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.88° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.92° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.