The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 1950
Waning Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
11:11 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 346
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 291.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.05° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.02° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.