The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 1946
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
10:06 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 56.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.24° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.56° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.