The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2070
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:29 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 329.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.92° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.65° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.