The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2076
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1905
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 | 76.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -5.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.57° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.71° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| 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.