The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2064
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
7:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1756
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° 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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.06° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.82° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 343.0° |
| 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.