The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2037
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
7:45 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1422
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 350.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.89° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 146.8° |
| 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.