The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2158
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 78.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.10° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.48° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.