The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
75.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
2:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.5%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.19° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.75° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.