The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
6:47 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 7.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.65° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.86° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.