The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2070
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
2:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 318.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.01° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.47° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.