The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2114
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
5:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.41° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.17° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.