The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2100
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 9.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.75° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.88° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.