The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 1918
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -50
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:07 PM, is deepest at 2:05 PM and ends at 4:03 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.70° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.