The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2197
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
11:43 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3401
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.05° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.10° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.