The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
4:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 927
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 | 347.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.50° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.56° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.