The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2057
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
11:59 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1670
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 | 76.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.44° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.50° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.