The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2149
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.68° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.95° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.