The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2138
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
2:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2671
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.19° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.16° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.