The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
6:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 155.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.72° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.