The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2024
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
3:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1261
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 | 345.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.74° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.88° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.