The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 1978
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
7:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 692
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 | 182.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.47° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.7° |
| 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.