The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2013
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
2:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1125
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 321.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.63° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.41° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.