The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2079
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
9:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 48.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.43° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.