The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2084
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
10:50 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.05° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.36° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.