The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 149.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 25.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.25° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.85° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.