The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 1947
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
9:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 206.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 324.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.35° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.04° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.