The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2124
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
2:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2498
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 219.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.47° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.12° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.