The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 1954
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
8:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 396
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 | 38.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.34° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.22° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.