The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2087
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 77.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 2.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.27° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.42° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| 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.