The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2153
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
8:51 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2857
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.37° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.