The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 1970
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
6:40 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 594
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 | 16.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.35° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.40° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.