The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 1909
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -161
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 354.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.89° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.