The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2127
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
1:42 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 295.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -9.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.39° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.53° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| 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.