The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2167
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
9:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 200.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.24° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.32° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| 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.