The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2114
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:29 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.35° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.98° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.