The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2056
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
7:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 6:38 PM, is deepest at 8:47 PM and ends at 10:55 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.65° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.3° |
| 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.