The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2027
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
9:07 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.21° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.78° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.