The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2022
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / -1.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.35° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.