The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2087
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
10:06 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 52.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.08° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.76° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.