The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 1929
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
8:10 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 86
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 350.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.43° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.9° |
| 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.