The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2028
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 164.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.05° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.45° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.