The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 167.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 5.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.22° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.45° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.