The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 2066
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
7:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1781
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:05 AM, is deepest at 9:27 AM and ends at 11:50 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.37° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.5° |
| 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.