The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2084
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
8:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 32.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.68° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.73° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.