The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2149
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
4:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.53° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.48° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.