The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2186
Waning Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
10:48 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.95° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.38° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.