The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2192
Waning Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
12:37 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3339
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.82° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.12° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.