The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2106
Waxing Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
11:28 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 69.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.70° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.78° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.