The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2031
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
7:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.50° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 186.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.