The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2033
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1373
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.09° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.