The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
5:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 154.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 20.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.08° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.39° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.