The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 2182
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
8:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 139.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.07° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.44° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.