The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2182
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
10:22 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 56.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.43° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.08° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.