The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 1927
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 61
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.45° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.30° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.