The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2032

Waning Crescent

15.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
15.9%
Age
25.8 days
Distance
388,400 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1360

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 Sun313.21°
Phase angle133.07°
Illuminated fraction15.86%
Altitude / azimuth21.5° / 222.8°
Right ascension / declination15h 15m / -16.04°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude230.73° / 1.96°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.23° / -1.72°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-139.04° / 1.44°
Position angle of the axis16.8°
Position angle of the bright limb106.4°
Apparent magnitude-8.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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