The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:59 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2412
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 8.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.41° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.35° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.