The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2066
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
7:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1780
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.76° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| 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.