The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 1964
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
2:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 519
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 | 303.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.70° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.34° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.