The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
6:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 163.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.81° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.95° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.