The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:40 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 | 140.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 34.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.20° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.38° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.