The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2065
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
7:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1769
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 | 18.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.31° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.71° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.