The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
4:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 32.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.31° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.57° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.