The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
5:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.08° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.47° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.