The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2176
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
5:49 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 6.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.80° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.81° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.