The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2142
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
4:33 PM
6:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 166.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.44° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.71° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.