The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2019
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
8:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1200
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 | 40.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.49° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.46° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| 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.