The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
5:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 152.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 21.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.87° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.08° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.