The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 1951
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
5:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 359
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.30° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.38° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.