The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2062
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
3:16 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 | 337.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 195.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.97° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.13° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.