The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
4:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 742
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 | 141.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.10° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.59° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.