The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2173
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
2:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 320.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.82° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.02° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.