The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2156
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
9:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2894
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.35° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.31° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.