The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2187
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
3:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 334.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.45° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.74° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.