The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 1932
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:37 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 124
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.75° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.99° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.