The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2019
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
8:01 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1199
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 346.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.42° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.73° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| 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.