The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2144
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:01 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2746
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 4.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.62° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.