The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 2060
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
10:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 56.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.99° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.09° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.