The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2186
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
9:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 329.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.18° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.12° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.