The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2160
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
9:29 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2944
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 | 45.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.12° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.47° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.