The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2005
Full Moon
99.8% 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
4:52 PM
8:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1026
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.19° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 0.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.