The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2026
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
4:39 PM
7:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.83° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| 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.