The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2051
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
2:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 310.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.28° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.66° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.