The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2190
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
7:17 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.33° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.91° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.