The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2137
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
9:40 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.71° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.54° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.