The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2121
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
10:36 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.09° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.57° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.