The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 113.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.40° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.58° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.