The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2198
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
4:58 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.56° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.22° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.