The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2185
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.99° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.