The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
6:19 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1781
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 | 159.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.65° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.91° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.