The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2149
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
5:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.46° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.67° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.