The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 2027
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:55 AM
5:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.20° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.48° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.