The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2175
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 208.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.00° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.98° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.