The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2009
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
5:18 PM
7:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1076
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:51 PM, is deepest at 2:22 PM and ends at 2:53 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 24.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.86° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.