The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2027
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
2:27 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.32° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.92° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.