The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2146
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
2:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 226.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.40° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.51° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.