The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 1906
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
5:48 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -198
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.63° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.50° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| 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.