The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 153.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 20.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.31° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.44° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.