The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2108
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
2:28 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 311.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.48° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.90° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.