The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2160
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
7:33 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2944
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.08° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.84° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| 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.