The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2085
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
7:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 354.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.31° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.7° |
| 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.