The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2185
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
10:45 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3253
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 | 63.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.09° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.32° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.