The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2179
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
9:15 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 42.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.54° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.83° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.