The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2060
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
11:17 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 68.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.38° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.92° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.