The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
6:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 742
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 | 169.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.72° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.34° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.