The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2098
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
10:07 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2177
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.93° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.65° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.