The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2034
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
9:33 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1385
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 316.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.31° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.16° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.