The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 28, 2182
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
9:12 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 42.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -11.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.83° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.