The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2109
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2313
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.21° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.