The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2141
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
8:46 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 | 37.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.51° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.28° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.