The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2092
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
5:34 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.45° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.43° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.