The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2045
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
7:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 357.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.94° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.9° |
| 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.