The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2099
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
9:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 194.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.82° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.97° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.