The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 1989
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
7:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 828
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 | 180.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.94° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 358.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.