The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2086
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
11:53 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2028
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 08m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.14° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.02° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.