The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2027
Waning Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.67° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.65° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.