The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 1984
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 767
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 | 84.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.56° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.77° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.