The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
88.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
4:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 140.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.15° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.96° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.