The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 1929
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
2:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 86
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.11° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.50° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.