The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2071
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
11:11 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 67.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.83° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.81° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.