The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1880
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 11.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.95° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.22° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.