The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2157
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
3:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.87° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.98° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.