The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2120
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
12:36 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2449
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.07° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.96° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.