The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2183
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
9:33 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 | 212.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 315.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.62° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.65° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.