The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2167
Waning Gibbous
83.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
10:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.8%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.22° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.58° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.