The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2116
Waning Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
1:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 295.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.79° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.26° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.