The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2090
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
11:58 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2078
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 | 77.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.57° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.02° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.