The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2135
Waning Crescent
30.6% 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
2:08 AM
1:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2634
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 293.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.53° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.06° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.