The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2027
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
8:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 134.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.28° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.58° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.