The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2078
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
3:01 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 202.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.86° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.35° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.