The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2034
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
10:55 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1385
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 8.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.09° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.42° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.