The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 17, 2027
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
10:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.22° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.78° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.