The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2048
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1558
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 | 312.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.34° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.25° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.