The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 1931
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
10:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 111
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 | 213.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.94° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.96° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.