The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2098
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 78.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.54° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.31° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.