The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 174.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 357.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.71° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.82° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.