The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2138
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
2:03 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 317.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.76° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.97° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.