The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 27, 2190
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
5:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.07° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.10° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.