The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2097
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
3:29 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2164
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.13° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.17° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.