The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 17, 1956
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
5:23 PM
7:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 420
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.56° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.4° |
| 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.