The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2089
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
7:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2065
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.26° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.4° |
| 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.