The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2086
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
2:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 311.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.67° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.69° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.