The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
2:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.32° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.52° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.