The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2073
Full Moon
99.9% 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
5:36 PM
7:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1867
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 350.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.83° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 161.0° |
| 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.