The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 1939
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:31 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 210
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 | 196.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 332.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.47° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.38° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.