The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 17, 2051
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
7:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.22° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.2° |
| 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.