The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2099
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
8:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.31° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.8° |
| 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.