The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2127
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
2:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2535
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -12.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.85° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.71° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.