The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 1945
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
2:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 284
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.43° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.71° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| 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.