The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2057
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
7:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1670
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.85° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.22° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.