The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:24 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 150.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 23.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.74° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.49° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.