The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2059
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
4:39 PM
7:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1694
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 358.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.91° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.42° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| 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.