The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 1967
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:05 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 556
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.32° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.11° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.