The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
6:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 | 157.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 16.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.14° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.78° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.