The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 2081
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
7:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 0.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 27.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.47° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| 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.