The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2118
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
10:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2424
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.10° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.03° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.