The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2027
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
1:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.27° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.74° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.