The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
4:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1509
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 | 141.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 31.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.49° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.25° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.