The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2090
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2078
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.85° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.