The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 28, 2175
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
9:01 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 195.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 335.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.96° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.85° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.