The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2176
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 333.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.31° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.63° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.