The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 1917
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
8:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -62
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.59° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.98° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| 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.