The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
4:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 138.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.74° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.17° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.