The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2144
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
11:03 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2746
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 | 64.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -3.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.02° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.51° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.