The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2117
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 76.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.69° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.67° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.