The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 31, 2193
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
12:40 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3352
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.62° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.31° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.