The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2027
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
3:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.16° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.10° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.