The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2028
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
9:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -14.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.93° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.89° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.