The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
57.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
12:59 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.14° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.04° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.