The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 29, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
6:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 18.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.96° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.34° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.