The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 804
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.67° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.92° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| 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.