The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 1993
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
8:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 878
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 | 189.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 340.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.12° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.05° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.