The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
2:52 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2350
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 | 123.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.72° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.19° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.