The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
4:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 977
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 | 145.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 30.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.29° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.79° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| 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.