The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
5:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 145.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.15° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.32° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.