The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2062
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
8:26 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 348.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.07° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.29° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.2° |
| 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.