The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2177
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
12:39 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3154
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 9.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.59° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.53° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.