The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1212
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.40° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| 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.