The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2129
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
10:33 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 225.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.60° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.12° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.