The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2051
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
2:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1595
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.20° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.84° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.