The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 120.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 53.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.21° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.66° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.