The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
4:23 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 138.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 36.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.74° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.77° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.