The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2102
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
9:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 313.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.90° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.64° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.