The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2116
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
1:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 308.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 226.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.36° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.44° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.