The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2024
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
8:23 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1261
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.61° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.