The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2116
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 332.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.02° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.