The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 25, 2072
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
7:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1855
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 345.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.99° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.50° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.4° |
| 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.