The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2063
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1744
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 4.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.19° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.