The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 1924
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 25
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.13° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.