The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2097
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
2:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 317.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 217.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.03° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.80° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.