The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2043
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
5:20 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1497
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.20° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.12° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.