The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2101
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:31 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2214
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.39° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.75° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.