The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2103
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 31.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -14.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.75° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.91° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.