The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2028
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
3:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.57° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.16° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.