The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2129
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
9:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 214.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.70° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.98° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.