The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2034

Waning Gibbous

85.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
85.1%
Age
17.9 days
Distance
373,400 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1385

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 Sun225.42°
Phase angle45.35°
Illuminated fraction85.14%
Altitude / azimuth-17.7° / 303.1°
Right ascension / declination9h 36m / 12.02°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude142.45° / -2.12°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.76° / 3.62°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-38.29° / 1.44°
Position angle of the axis20.0°
Position angle of the bright limb111.6°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

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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