The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2043
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
3:31 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1496
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.27° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.