The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2163
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
10:25 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2981
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 | 56.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -6.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.73° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.88° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.