The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2076
Waxing Crescent
3.9% 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
9:35 AM
7:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1905
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 | 22.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.35° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.42° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.