The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2068
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:24 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1806
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.83° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.06° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.