The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 1965
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:43 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 532
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.73° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.75° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.