The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2094
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
7:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2127
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:02 PM, is deepest at 2:53 PM and ends at 4:43 PM. Totality lasts from 2:07 PM to 3:39 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.86° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| 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.