The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2043
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
8:27 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.97° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.0° |
| 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.