The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
7:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1249
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.94° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.33° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.8° |
| 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.