The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1101
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 | 37.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.32° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.15° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.