The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2170
Waning Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
11:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 233.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.70° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.33° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.