The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2087
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
9:04 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 41.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 126.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.33° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.94° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| 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.