The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2147
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
12:00 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -0.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.68° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.62° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.