The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2059
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
2:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 323.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.52° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.55° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.