The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2073
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:34 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1868
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 156.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.70° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.20° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.