The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2136
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.91° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.88° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.