The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 27, 1985
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
8:29 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 779
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 | 184.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 347.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.36° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.38° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.6° |
| 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.