The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
6:01 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 156.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 16.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.82° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.98° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.