The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
86.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
4:01 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2350
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 | 136.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 39.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.67° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.05° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.