The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1348
Events on this date
-
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.42° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.79° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.