The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
3:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 43.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.47° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.71° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.