The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2163
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
9:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.38° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.06° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.