The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2159
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
10:25 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 232.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.15° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.04° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.