The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2080
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
9:07 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 193.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 337.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.76° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.