The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 1932
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
7:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 124
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.09° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.81° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.