The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2089
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
2:27 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2065
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 | 311.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.58° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.09° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| 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.