The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2078
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
7:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.32° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.