The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2156
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
9:28 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2894
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 | 202.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.95° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.18° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.