The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1311
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 4.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.16° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.21° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.