The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2158
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:16 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.46° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.33° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.