The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2011
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
7:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1100
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 7:45 AM, is deepest at 9:31 AM and ends at 11:18 AM. Totality lasts from 9:05 AM to 9:57 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.41° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.9° |
| 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.