The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2122
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:20 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2474
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 | 32.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.04° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.09° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.