The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
5:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 151.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.42° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.68° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| 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.