The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 1947
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
7:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
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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 | 177.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.09° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.