The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 29, 2077
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
8:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 347.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.91° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.