The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2156
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
10:47 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2894
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 | 235.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.47° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.58° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.