The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2038
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:32 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1434
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:33 AM, is deepest at 12:43 PM and ends at 2:53 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 353.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.51° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 186.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.