The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 1946
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
9:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 45.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.92° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.74° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.