The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2118
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:21 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 | 198.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.23° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.