The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 173.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.44° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.