The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2035
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1397
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 195.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.06° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.81° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.