The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 1934
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
4:54 PM
7:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 148
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 354.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.30° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.5° |
| 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.