The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
8:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1113
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 | 194.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.50° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.83° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.