The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2148
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
9:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.91° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.64° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.