The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2027
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
7:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1298
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.93° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.