The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2027
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
9:44 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 324.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.04° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.52° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.