The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 2050
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
7:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 185.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.09° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.6° |
| 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.