The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 166.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 6.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.73° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.52° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.