The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2181
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
1:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 301.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.62° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.37° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.