The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2081
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
2:42 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 329.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.61° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.75° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.