The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2131
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
12:19 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 94.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / -0.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.20° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.66° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| 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.