The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 2117
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
9:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 54.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.18° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.02° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.