The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2106
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
8:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 36.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.82° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.31° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.