The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 1966
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
8:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 544
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.12° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 353.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.