The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2097
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:45 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 306.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.78° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.62° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.