The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2133
Waxing Crescent
1.5% 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
9:06 AM
6:10 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2610
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.56° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.35° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.