The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2165
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
4:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 340.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 193.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.70° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.68° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.