The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 1936
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
7:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 173
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:50 PM, is deepest at 10:48 PM and ends at 12:46 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.64° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.47° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.