The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2152
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
7:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 32.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.80° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.33° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.