The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2038
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
8:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1435
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 Sun | 35.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.40° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.82° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.