The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2029
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
9:35 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 317.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.99° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.22° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.