The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2054
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
8:03 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 30.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.09° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.64° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| 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.