The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2029
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
9:00 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.25° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.09° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.