The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
12:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1039
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.43° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.