The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2585
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 26.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.06° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.10° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.