The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 1954
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 396
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 | 27.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.62° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.40° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.