The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2061
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
10:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1719
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.54° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.63° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.