The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2041
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.56° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.