The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 31, 2187
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
7:08 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3278
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 | 22.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 147.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.37° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.50° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.