The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2012
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
7:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1113
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 347.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.42° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.5° |
| 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.