The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2088
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
10:19 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 231.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.52° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.10° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.