The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2130
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
4:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2572
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 | 350.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.75° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.85° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.