The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 1951
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
4:07 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 358
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 | 348.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.04° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.43° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.