The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 1995
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 903
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.14° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.85° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.