The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 1983
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
4:51 PM
7:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:47 PM, is deepest at 8:49 PM and ends at 10:50 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.28° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| 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.