The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
6:18 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2350
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 | 161.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.05° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.79° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.