The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
3:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 130.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.27° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.09° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.