The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 1928
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
7:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.99° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.