The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 1989
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
6:50 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 151.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.42° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.58° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| 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.