The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2155
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
11:53 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2882
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 | 74.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.02° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.24° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.