The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 1928
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
8:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.12° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.12° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.