The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 1928
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
10:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 74
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 | 219.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.54° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.37° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.