The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2100
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
3:37 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2201
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.18° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.74° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.