The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
12:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 97.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.05° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.13° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.