The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2165
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
1:39 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 293.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.69° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.96° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.