The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 1921
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -13
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.71° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.