The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2172
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
9:17 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 195.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.47° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.44° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.