The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2288
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.05° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.72° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.