The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 1973
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
8:18 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 631
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.01° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.59° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.