The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 1981
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
7:25 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 730
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 | 25.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.09° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.08° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.