The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2060
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 81.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.98° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.