The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 1989
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
4:40 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 177.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.95° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.04° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.