The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2081
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:48 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1967
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.91° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.50° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.