The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2136
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:33 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 60.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.51° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.22° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.