The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2018
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
5:26 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1187
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.33° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.