The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2089
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
3:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2065
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.54° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.