The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2002
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
7:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 989
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 178.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.56° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| 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.