The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2027
Waning Crescent
1.4% 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
7:04 AM
4:04 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.78° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.29° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.