The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2121
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
10:59 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 246.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 2.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.19° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.72° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.