The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2108
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
3:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 324.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.76° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.08° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.