The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
3:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 132.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 42.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.50° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.66° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| 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.