The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2092
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.08° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.01° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.