The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2028
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.38° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.37° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.