The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2079
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
10:24 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 59.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.58° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.28° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.