The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2028
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:01 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.20° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.