The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2139
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:21 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2684
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.63° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.14° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.