The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2028
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
10:03 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.28° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.71° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.