The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 1940
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
7:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 222
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.30° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.4° |
| 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.