The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2162
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
1:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 301.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.35° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.57° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.