The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2095
Waxing Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
10:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2140
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.12° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.06° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| 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.