The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
6:04 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 156.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.16° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.18° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.