The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2027
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
7:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.47° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.15° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.