The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2152
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
8:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2845
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.43° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.15° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.