The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2025
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:01 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1274
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.62° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.