The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
82.4% 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
2:07 PM
3:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 130.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.65° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.44° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.