The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2163
Waxing Crescent
6.8% 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
9:20 AM
8:07 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.58° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.24° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.