The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
5:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 | 153.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 20.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.79° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.01° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.