The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2052
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 85.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 0.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.29° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.