The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 1928
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
8:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.73° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.66° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.