The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2157
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
2:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 325.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.60° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.80° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.