The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
5:24 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1781
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 | 148.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.65° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.05° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.