The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 1912
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
7:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -124
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.01° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.