The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2073
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
8:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1868
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 | 38.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.76° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.82° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.