The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
5:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 144.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 30.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.48° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.85° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.