The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2001
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
8:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 977
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 3:27 AM, is deepest at 5:29 AM and ends at 7:31 AM. 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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.54° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.59° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| 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.