The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
1:25 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 102.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.33° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.73° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.