The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
6:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 156.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 16.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.31° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.69° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.