The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 171.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.98° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.51° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.