The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2114
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
7:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2375
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 | 27.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.40° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.79° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.