The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
4:23 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 507
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 | 141.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 34.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.92° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.38° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.