The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2027
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
8:54 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 338.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.43° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.39° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| 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.