The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2097
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
7:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 175.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.38° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| 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.