The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 1918
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
2:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -50
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 | 318.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.43° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.57° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.