The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2004
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
8:14 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.13° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.5° |
| 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.