The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 1967
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
4:40 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 556
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 | 177.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.06° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.