The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2168
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
4:49 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 353.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.58° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.29° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.