The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2072
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
11:00 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1855
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.79° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.02° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.