The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:47 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.22° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.44° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.