The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2133
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
8:10 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2610
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 | 35.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.45° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.98° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.