The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2137
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
9:07 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 194.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.88° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.40° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.