The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 1970
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
4:42 PM
7:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 593
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.20° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.13° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.7° |
| 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.