The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2024
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1261
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 | 333.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.02° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.69° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.