The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2057
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
9:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1670
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 | 50.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.46° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.85° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.