The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 2191
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
9:05 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3327
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.61° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.09° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.