The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 1986
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
1:58 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 791
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.61° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.91° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| 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.