The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2174
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
10:29 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3117
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.75° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.61° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.