The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2155
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
9:27 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.33° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.59° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.