The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2100
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
2:39 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2201
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.22° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.