The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2133
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
7:10 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2610
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 | 24.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.55° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.16° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.