The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 2166
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
10:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3018
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 | 61.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.55° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.13° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.