The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2026
Waning Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
10:41 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.89° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.75° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.