The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 29, 2058
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
7:54 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 353.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.61° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.