The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2171
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
7:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3080
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 | 24.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.35° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.72° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.