The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2061
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
9:57 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1719
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 322.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.88° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.50° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.