The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2152
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
6:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 20.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.86° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.52° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.