The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2059
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
12:54 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 278.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.80° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.85° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.