The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2049
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
11:30 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1571
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -0.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.82° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.20° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.