The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2166
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -1.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.80° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.