The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2187
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
4:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 346.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.79° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.93° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.